Margaret and her son Edward, urged on…

1471 CE

Margaret and her son Edward, urged on by Louis XI, on March 24 finally sail for England.

Storms force her ships back to France several times, and she and Prince Edward finally land at Weymouth in Dorsetshire on the same day that the Battle of Barnet is fought.

While Margaret shelters at nearby Cerne Abbey, the Duke of Somerset brings news of the disaster at Barnet to her.

She briefly wishes to return to France, but Prince Edward persuades her to gamble for victory.

Somerset and the Earl of Devon have already raised an army for Lancaster in the West Country.

Their best hope is to march northwards and join forces with the Lancastrians in Wales, led by Jasper Tudor.

Other Lancastrian forces can be relied upon to distract King Edward; in particular, a fleet under Warwick's relation, the Bastard of Fauconberg, is preparing to descend on Kent, where the Nevilles and Warwick in particular have always been popular.

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Weymouth Dorset United Kingdom View →

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Edward IV of England View → Edward of Westminster View → Henry VI of England View → Louis XI of France View → Margaret of Anjou View → Thomas Neville View →

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Burgundy, Duchy of View → France, (Valois) Kingdom of View → England, (Plantagenet, Lancastrian) Kingdom of View → England, (Plantagenet, Yorkist) Kingdom of View →

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